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representatives

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  1. Popularly elected officials who serve in state legislatures and in the House of Representatives in Congress. Representing the local districts from which they are elected, representatives support the interests of their constituents by proposing bills and programs. Elected for two-year terms, representatives in Congress must be sensitive to their constituents' concerns in order to be reelected.

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Luna and Leger Fernández still didn’t let up, saying that they would force the votes to expel the representatives if their resignations weren’t officially tendered by 2 p.m.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

They proposed, and then scrapped, the idea of a member town hall, and are in and out of meetings with representatives from both sides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

On Tuesday, a meeting in Washington brought Lebanese and Israeli representatives together for the first direct, high-level contact in three decades between the two countries, which remain formally at war.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Times staffers will be joined by representatives from the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society who will share plant information and resources at this year’s Festival of Books.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

He devoted a full two months to revising Washington’s draft, amplifying Madison’s earlier account of the need to rise above party differences and rally behind the elected representatives of the national government.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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